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Narendra Modi

Indians stranded in Angola refuse to return home

Preeti Singh INDIA | May 17, 2012

Hyderabad/Ahmedabad: The 1,200 Indian workers stranded in Angola are not keen on coming back home despite the government making arrangements for their return, Minister for Overseas Affairs Vyalar Ravi informed Parliament about it on Wednesday. With dreams of a better future for his family, Vijay Valmiki of Petlad

Indians stranded in Angola refuse to return home

Preeti Singh IBN SOUTH | May 17, 2012

Hyderabad/Ahmedabad: The 1,200 Indian workers stranded in Angola are not keen on coming back home despite the government making arrangements for their return, Minister for Overseas Affairs Vyalar Ravi informed Parliament about it on Wednesday. With dreams of a better future for his family, Vijay Valmiki of Petlad

Ajay Devgan meets Modi, discusses solar projects

INDIA | May 16, 2012

Ahmedabad: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan on Tuesday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and showed keenness to enhance participation in the solar power generation projects in the state, official sources said. After setting up a 25 MW solar power plant through a joint venture in Gujarat's solar park at

Mamata Banerjee

Tougher land acquisition law on cards, UP unhappy

Pallavi Ghosh POLITICS | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: The Standing Committee report on land acquisition is bad news for the corporates. It insists that land acquisition by the government can only be done for social projects and not for private-public partnership. The bill is aimed at protecting farmers and landowners from exploitation. The Uttar

All's not well with Amma, Didi, Behenji and Aunty

POLITICS | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: They are in themselves formidable power centres in India. And they are all women. Mayawati, J Jayalalithaa, Mamata Banerjee and Sheila Dikshit form the awesome female quartet who have not only defied the glass ceiling of India's politics marked by patriarchy and sycophancy, but have also proved to

Talk less, work more: Congress to Trinamool

POLITICS | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: The achievements of the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal on Thursday came in for question with key ally Congress asking it to "talk less and work more", saying it was not known as to which of the promises had been implemented by it so far. "Till

IPL 5

Newsmaker of the day: Lalit Modi

Rajdeep Sardesai SPORTS | May 16, 2012

Former IPL chief Lalit Modi insisted that there was no conflict of interest till he was there in the IPL.

IPL spot-fixing: BCCI calls an emergency meet

SPORTS | May 15, 2012

New Delhi: The Board of Control of cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that it will examine the footage of a sting operation done by a Hindi news channel on spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The sting claims to have uncovered the lid on spot-fixing, and also black

Village boy Parvinder Awana now a rising IPL star

Arnab Sen SPORTS | May 14, 2012

New Delhi: While the superstars tend to grab the headlines in the Indian Premier League (IPL), it also provides a stage for some virtual unknowns to grab the limelight. This season, a 25-year-old fast bowler, Parvinder Awana, has made quite an impression. His mother, 55-year-old, Rajpali Awana stays in

Anna Hazare

Didn't seek RSS support for the movement: Anna

INDIA | May 17, 2012

Nagpur: Activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said he had never sought RSS's support and Sangh supremo Mohan Bhagwat should not have declared support to his anti-corruption movement. "I do not personally know RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, I have never met him," he said in reply to a reporter's question

15 held for protesting at Anna's rally in Nagpur

INDIA | May 16, 2012

Nagpur: Around 15 people demonstrating outside the venue of Anna Hazare's public meeting in Nagpur were detained on Wednesday night by police, even as the Maharashtra state Youth Congress president Vishwajeet Kadam reportedly "justified" the protest. They were demonstrating against circulation of a booklet allegedly containing some remarks against

Stones pelted at Anna Hazare's convoy in Nagpur

INDIA | May 16, 2012

Nagpur: A few miscreants on Wednesday pelted stones at one of the vehicles in the convoy of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. The veteran Gandhian was holding a rally in Nagpur when the incident occurred. Stones were pelted at a Scorpio car which was part of the convoy.

President poll

President poll: Sangma gets backing, NCP unmoved

Marya Shakil POLITICS | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: There's a new name in the growing list of Presidential hopefuls. For the first time on Thursday, two political parties came out with a joint name for President. Former Speaker PA Sangma, who had been lobbying for a Scheduled Tribe as the next President, has got support from

BJD, AIADMK back PA Sangma as President

POLITICS | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: Another name has now came up in the race for the next President of India. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said that the BJD and the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK will support NCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma. Patnaik's announcement follows his recent meeting with

'President poll discussions are in early stage'

POLITICS | May 10, 2012

Chennai: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said discussions over the issue of the Presidential candidate are still in the early stage and there is lot more time left to take a decision. "At the moment, we are still in discussions with MPs, MLAs and important persons, as

Rabindranath Tagore

First Chinese collection of Tagore's songs released

INDIA | May 17, 2012

Beijing: Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore continues to evoke fascination and interest among Chinese, 88 years after his visit to the nation as 50 of his popular songs were translated for the first time into Mandarin with music notes closely resembling the original. Though several works of Tagore, who is

Kolkata celebrates Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary

Priyanka Gupta BOOKS | May 09, 2012

Kolkata: It's been 151 years since the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata at Jorasanko thakurbari, perhaps the most prominent centre of the Bengal renaissance. As we remember one of the tallest figures of Bengal's history, the city of Kolkata truly turns into a Tagore city.

Rabindranath Tagore centre launched at Edinburgh

BOOKS | May 09, 2012

London: A centre dedicated to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore has been launched in Edinburgh, said to be the first UK hub of its kind dedicated to the Nobel laureate. The centre has been launched at Napier University following an agreement with the Indian Council for Cultural

Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab noncommittal on Bengal package, TMC upset

POLITICS | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress is upset with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee over his comment in Parliament on Wednesday that he cannot favour West Bengal alone for debt relief. The Finance Minister had said that as the Union Finance Minister he couldn't be seen favouring one state alone.

Parliament has the right to amend I-T laws: Pranab

POLITICS | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: Government on Wednesday justified its decision to neutralise the impact of Supreme Court decision in the Vodafone case by amending the Income Tax Act with retrospective effect suggesting it was to prevent outflow of Rs 40,000-Rs 50,000 crore from the exchequer. Winding up a debate on Finance

Centre can't give special treatment to WB: Pranab

POLITICS | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: UPA constituent Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal, which has been demanding a special package, on Wednesday did not get any assurance from Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who said he could not give preferential treatment to the state even though he himself belongs to it. He said a

Satyamev Jayate

No Sunday morning blues for Satyamev Jayate

TV | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: The Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate has made a definite impact on Sunday morning programming, according to the latest TAM data released by Star Plus. The first episode of the show on female foeticide opened with an aggregate rating of 4.09 across the country. It was reportedly viewed by

Satyamev Jayate: Aamir after money, says minister

TV | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: After the opening episode of the Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate that focussed on female foeticide cases in the country became a talking point with the Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot himself meeting with the star to apprise the latter of the state's endeavour to put an end to

The story of Harish Iyer inspired 'I Am': Onir

Rohit Vats TV | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: The second episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' has made Harish Iyer a familiar name for Indians. The show was based on some striking facts about the issue of child sexual abuse. Harish Iyer was invited to the show where he bravely shared the trauma of being abused at the

Aamir Khan

No Sunday morning blues for Satyamev Jayate

TV | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: The Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate has made a definite impact on Sunday morning programming, according to the latest TAM data released by Star Plus. The first episode of the show on female foeticide opened with an aggregate rating of 4.09 across the country. It was reportedly viewed by

Satyamev Jayate: Aamir after money, says minister

TV | May 17, 2012

New Delhi: After the opening episode of the Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate that focussed on female foeticide cases in the country became a talking point with the Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot himself meeting with the star to apprise the latter of the state's endeavour to put an end to

The story of Harish Iyer inspired 'I Am': Onir

Rohit Vats TV | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: The second episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' has made Harish Iyer a familiar name for Indians. The show was based on some striking facts about the issue of child sexual abuse. Harish Iyer was invited to the show where he bravely shared the trauma of being abused at the

Rahul Gandhi

Sonia may discuss report on poll debacle with MPs

POLITICS | May 09, 2012

New Delhi: The Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) is set to meet in Parliament on Wednesday morning. Party President Sonia Gandhi is expected to address the Congress MPs. Sources say she may touch on the recommendations made by the AK Antony report on the poll debacle in the state assembly elections.

Maharashtra drought: Rahul, Chavan meet PM

INDIA | May 08, 2012

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to seek a special relief package for the drought-hit state. Nearly 12 districts in the state have been hit by a severe drought. The Prime Minister is expected to

Maharashtra drought: CM wants Rs 2200 cr package

Smitha Nair INDIA | May 08, 2012

Satara: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to seek a relief package for 12 drought-hit districts in his state. The state has reportedly sought a package of over Rs 2,200 crore and 5 lakh tonnes of foodgrain at BPL rates.